When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it; you can either accept it or resent it.

Within our control are our own opinions, aspirations, and desires and the demons that distract us from these goals. Outside of our control are such things as what kind of body we have, whether or not we are born into wealth, and how we are regarded by others.

From now on practice saying to everything that appears unpleasant: You are merely an appearance and NOT what you appear to be.

Men are not afraid of things, but of how they view them.

In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles.

When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?

To a reasonable creature, that alone is insupportable which is unreasonable; but everything reasonable may be supported.